It's early May when a young family out on a forest walk stumble
upon a heavily mutliated body. The female corpse is in eerily good
condition, and signs of torture are all too visible. Inspector
Malin Fors immediately draws parallels between this case and that
of Maria Murvall, the young woman who was found raped and brutally
beaten in the forest several years ago. Maria has been living as a
mute in the local psychiatric hospital ever since the attack, and
Malin is haunted by her inability to help her. In the course of her
investigation, Malin meets with a psychologist who tells her about
another similar case, and suddenly Maria appears to be a small
piece of a much bigger puzzle. But what is it that is so terrible
it can't be put into words? Malin is determined to find out the
truth, no matter where it might take her.